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Okanagan writer plays out real life benzo-induced dysfunction

Okanagan writer plays out real life benzo-induced dysfunction

Ken Smedley's play, Schadenfreude, was written entirely in Vernon Jubilee Hospital, where he was being treated for a benzodiazepine withdrawal injury
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Rally for murdered Kelowna mother ahead of ex-husband's court appearance

Rally for murdered Kelowna mother ahead of ex-husband's court appearance

Mothers unite and call for change amid "intimate partner violence epidemic"
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B.C.'s Top of the World provincial park closed due to 2024 wildfire

B.C.'s Top of the World provincial park closed due to 2024 wildfire

Top of the World provincial park to remain closed for the season due to wildfire damage from last year
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KARIBU: B.C. community welcomes refugee family from Africa

KARIBU: B.C. community welcomes refugee family from Africa

Family from camp in Malawi, Africa relocates to Canada
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B.C. kayaker excited to spotlight Columbia River in 3-week charity paddle

B.C. kayaker excited to spotlight Columbia River in 3-week charity paddle

Darcy Kindred, 55, got into kayaking last summer after 30 years in finance and a long battle with mental health, and departs on his three-week-long summer voyage July 10
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VIDEO: B.C. Minister of Water, Land tours Okanagan wildlife corridor

VIDEO: B.C. Minister of Water, Land tours Okanagan wildlife corridor

$8.3 million was announced to advance ecological corridor projects in B.C.
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'Systemic failure': 3 B.C. women killed, advocates demand change now

'Systemic failure': 3 B.C. women killed, advocates demand change now

Intimate partner violence deaths in Surrey, Abbotsford and Kelowna escalate call for action
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B.C. mayor featured in Jeopardy! game show clue

B.C. mayor featured in Jeopardy! game show clue

Surrey's Brenda Locke had fun with it – despite the contestants not getting it right
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Kelowna mother's murder sparks call to recognize gender-based violence epidemic

Kelowna mother's murder sparks call to recognize gender-based violence epidemic

A man who had been convicted of domestic violence has now been charged with the murder of his ex-wife
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Vancouver rents drop as market softens in Canada's major metro areas

Vancouver rents drop as market softens in Canada's major metro areas

Latest Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation report shows declining rents in many areas.
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